The scorched shell of a dump truck sits on the property where the Bear Fire is believed to have originated. (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz Sentinel)

A woman in a blue Ford Ranger pickup was parked on the property where witnesses say the Bear Fire originated. She talks with a man who walked up the dirt road to check on the fire damage. (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz Sentinel)

The burned out frames of vintage cars and trucks are all that remain along Bear Creek Canyon Road where authorities believe the Bear Fire ignited. (Shmuel Thaler -- Santa Cruz Sentinel)